AI English Translation, Pages 51-75
Frank Iny School
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / 7 / 65
Date: 20 / 1 / 1965
To the Credit Bank of Iraq - Baghdad
Subject: Request to transfer an amount of ( ⟦257.75⟧ ) dollars.
After greetings,
In view of the participation of sixteen students from this school in the current academic year
in taking special exams (Scholastic Aptitude Test & Achievement Tests)
conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board for American universities in Baghdad and in view of what this requires of
participation fees in these exams which must be paid in advance. Therefore, please mediate with
the Directorate of Foreign Exchange to obtain the amount of ( ⟦257.75⟧ ) dollars, which is the required amount
to be paid for this purpose, noting that the party to which the amount must be transferred is:-
⟦Educational Testing Service⟧
<del>College Entrance Examination Board, Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540,</del>
U.S.A.
This is following the example of last year, as we previously requested in our letter numbered Sh/10/65 dated
27 / 2 / 1964 the transfer of an amount of ( 187.50 ) dollars for examination fees for thirteen students
who had participated in the same exams last year, and the Directorate of Foreign Exchange approved
that at the time. Furthermore, after the approval of the Directorate of Foreign Exchange to transfer the amount of
( ⟦257.75⟧ ) dollars, please debit the equivalent in Iraqi Dinars to the account of the Frank Iny
School with you numbered ⟦60114⟧ and inform us.
Please accept the highest respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
For the Director
Attachments:
A copy of: A memorandum requesting payment of ( ⟦257.75⟧ ) dollars issued by
the committee concerned with the exams to support the request.
Copy to:
Directorate of Foreign Exchange - please facilitate the aforementioned transfer transaction
noting that these exams will be held in Baghdad on 6 / 3 / 1965.
5 / 2 / 1966
Number 45271
257.75
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Shamash Secondary School
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Tel. No. 91693
Telephone 91693
No.: ⟦3rd December, 1965⟧
Date: <del>14th November, 1964</del>
Number:
Date:
Our Code No. with ETS: 990210
To:
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,
(U.S.A.)
Dear Sirs,
I am enclosing with this letter <del>16</del> 21 Registration cards properly
filled up by students from this school who are to sit the SAT and achieve-
ment Tests on March 5, 1966 in Baghdad. The total fees amount to <del>187.50</del>
Dollars as detailed below:
| Dollars
<del>16</del> 21 SAT & Achievement Tests @ $ 11.25 | 180.00 ⟦236.25⟧
<del>5</del> 14 Additional score reports to Colleges @ $ 1.00 | 5.00 ⟦14.00⟧
1 Copy of the College Handbook 1963-1965 @ $ 2.50 | 2.50
Total fees: | ⟦line⟧ <del>187.50</del> 252.75
According to the regulations enforced in this country, we have
to present an invoice from your Board for this amount, to the foreign
exchange control Department in Baghdad, before we are permitted to
transfer the money in dollars to you.
I shall therefore be much obliged if you will send me at your
earliest convenience the necessary invoice (in duplicate if possible)
to be presented to the foreign exchange control Department in Baghdad,
to enable me to transfer the sum of <del>187.50</del> Dollars to you in due course.
⟦252.75⟧
Thanking you, I remain,
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
A.S. OBADIAH,
Principal.
Copy to:
Educational Testing Service,
20 Nassau Street,
Princeton, New Jersey,
U.S.A.
6 copies
674-150
Mr. ⟦...⟧
1- ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
A.S. Obadiah,
Principal, Shamash etc..
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number:
Date: 3rd December, 1965
Date:
Our Code No. with ETS: 674-180
To:
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540,
(U.S.A.)
Dear Sirs,
I am enclosing with this letter 21 Registration Forms properly filled up by students from this school who are to sit the SAT and achievement Tests on March 5, 1966 in Baghdad. The total fees amount to 252.75 Dollars as detailed below:
| Dollars
21 SAT & Achievement Tests @ $11.25 | 236.25
14 Additional score reports to Colleges @ $1.00 | 14.00
1 Copy of the College Handbook 1965-1967 @$2.50 | 2.50
Total fees: | 252.75
According to the regulations enforced in this country, we have to present an invoice from your Board for this amount, to the foreign exchange control Department in Baghdad, before we are permitted to transfer the money in dollars to you.
I shall therefore be much obliged if you will send me at your earliest convenience the necessary invoice (in duplicate if possible) to be presented to the foreign exchange control Department in Baghdad, to enable me to transfer the sum of 252.75 Dollars to you in due course.
Thanking you, I remain,
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
A.S. OBADIAH,
Principal.
Copy to:
Educational Testing Service,
20 Nassau Street,
Princeton, New Jersey.
U.S.A.
The list that was sent on
14 / 12 / 1965 is identical as it stated
therein that the amount due is $ 252.75
from $ 252.75
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No. ⟦line⟧ Number
Date 3rd December, 1965 Date
Our Code No. with ETS: 674-180
To:
College Entrance Examination Board,
Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey,08540,
(U.S.A.)
Dear Sirs,
I am enclosing with this letter 21 Registration Forms properly
filled up by students from this school who are to sit the SAT and achieve-
ment Tests on March 5, 1966 in Baghdad. The total fees amount to 252.75
Dollars as detailed below:
Description | Dollars
21 SAT & Achievement Tests @ $11.25 | 236.25
14 Additional score reports to Colleges @ $1.00 | 14.00
1 Copy of the College Handbook 1965-1967 @$2.50 | 2.50
Total fees: | 252.75
| ⟦line⟧
According to the regulations enforced in this country, we have
to present an invoice from your Board for this amount, to the foreign
exchange control Department in Baghdad, before we are permitted to
transfer the money in dollars to you.
I shall therefore be much obliged if you will send me at your
earliest convenience the necessary invoice (in duplicate if possible)
to be presented to the foreign exchange control Department in Baghdad,
to enable me to transfer the sum of 252.75 Dollars to you in due course.
Thanking you, I remain,
Yours faithfully,
AObadiah
A.S. OBADIAH,
Principal.
Copy to:
Educational Testing Service,
20 Nassau Street,
Princeton, New Jersey.
U.S.A.
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD
475 Riverside Drive, New York 27, N. Y., University 5-9500
DOUGLAS D. DILLENBECK
Director of Guidance Services
To Guidance Directors:
Manual of Freshman Class Profiles
Complimentary Distribution Experiment
In order to test the usefulness of the Manual of Freshman Class Profiles, one com-
plimentary copy of the 1965-67 edition is being offered to the guidance director of each
secondary school using College Board tests. These copies will be supplied with the under-
standing that reactions to the book and comments on its usefulness will be sought at a later
date, in an effort to learn more about the effectiveness of the Manual as a counseling aid.
If you are willing to help with this study and wish to receive a copy of the Manual,
please return the enclosed labels by June 15. These will be the basis for the print order
for the 1965-67 edition of the Manual, which will be distributed in September. Requests
for complimentary copies received after June 15 cannot be honored.
Beginning with this edition, the Manual will be published biennially, and its schedule
will thus coincide with that of The College Handbook. Copies of the Manual will of course
also be available for sale and, as in the past, will be for professional use only. The
1965-67 edition contains profiles of 420 colleges and universities.
Your willingness to participate in this study of how the Manual is used will be ap-
preciated, and prompt return of the enclosed card is requested.
Sincerely yours,
Douglas D Dillenbeck
May 21, 1965
Manual of Freshman Class Profiles
The 1965-67 edition of the Manual of Freshman Class Profiles, scheduled for pub-
lication in September, is the fifth edition of this source book of information for secondary
school counselors. The purpose of the Manual is to make available in a single volume and
in a uniform format the characteristics of the freshman classes at the Board's member
colleges, in order to provide a means for counselors to compare a student's character-
istics with those of the students in both the applicant and enrolled groups of the colleges
to which he will apply. The 1965-67 edition will contain profiles of 420 Board colleges.
The profiles consist of four sections: "General information," "Applicants for
admission," "Enrolled students," "Financial aid." For each of these sections the col-
leges present information either in text form or in tables, or both.
Information is provided on the criteria for admission, the financial aid policy, the
academic and general characteristics of the freshman class, and on distribution of appli-
cants for admission and enrolled freshmen according to their rank in class or grade-
point average and according to their scores on College Board tests. Many colleges also
provide similar information describing students who apply for financial aid and who
receive it.
It is available only to schools, colleges, and approved counseling agencies for their
professional use.
1965 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)
SPRING REGISTRATION FORM
The enclosed 1965 PSAT Announcement leaflet provides detailed information about the 1965 PSAT and instructions for completing this registration form. Please review the procedures for registration in the Announcement before completing this form.
Schools located on the North American continent (except Mexico), the Caribbean Islands, and Hawaii, and U.S. Dependents Schools will have an opportunity to revise their registrations in the fall. FOR ALL OTHER SCHOOLS, THIS SPRING REGISTRATION FIGURE WILL BE USED AND MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 13 TO INSURE DELIVERY OF TEST MATERIAL FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
The PSAT may be given on only one date. Enter below the estimated number of students to be tested at your school in 1965 on the one date you choose to give the test.
Conditions which must be met by schools using the PSAT:
1. All test books kept under lock until administration date.
2. Test administered only on the chosen date.
3. Test administered in strict compliance with directions given in Supervisor's Manual to ensure standard test conditions at all secondary schools.
4. Every test book collected at the end of the testing period.
5. Answer sheets returned as soon as possible after the administration.
6. Every test book, used or unused, destroyed on October 19, or October 23, as appropriate.
Tuesday, October 19 / Number of Students:
Saturday, October 23 / Number of Students:
Address: SHAMASH SECONDARY SC
NEW ALWIYAH
BAGHDAD IRAQ
NUMBER OF STUDENTS TESTED IN 1964: 0000
SECONDARY SCHOOL CODE: 990210
We will send your school a quantity of the PSAT Bulletin for Students equal to your estimated number of students, plus 5% extra. If you will need more copies of the Bulletin, please indicate the additional number here. ⟦line⟧
If possible, we would like to add ZIP codes to our address list for schools. Please enter this code for your school on the line to the right. ⟦line⟧ ZIP code
This is your SECONDARY SCHOOL CODE NUMBER. It will be helpful if you would refer to it in all correspondence.: 990210
I agree to the conditions printed on the stub portion of this form.
Signature:
Title:
Date:
Record here for your files, your estimate of the number of students you will be testing in 1965.
Tuesday, October 19 | Saturday, October 23
Number of Students | Number of Students
PLEASE RETURN THIS PRE-ADDRESSED CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 13.
Spring Estimate RETAIN THIS STUB PORTION
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Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
(PSAT)
SPRING REGISTRATION FORM
FIRST CLASS
PERMIT NO. 89
PRINCETON, N. J.
BUSINESS REPLY CARD
No postage stamp necessary if mailed in the United States
Postage will be paid by
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)
Box 589
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
⟦line⟧
Correspondence about this test
should be addressed to:
Box 589
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
⟦170-01⟧
Retain this stub portion for your files.
missions test, and the College Board is not
aware of any college that requires the PSAT
for admission or that will accept PSAT scores
as a substitute for SAT scores. Thus, a
student applying for admission to college
should be sure to take any admissions tests
required by the college or colleges to which
he is applying, whether or not he has taken
the PSAT.
Test dates
The test dates for the 1965 PSAT are Tuesday,
October 19 and Saturday, October 23. A
school may choose either date, but all
participating students in the school must
be tested on the same day. A different form
(edition) of the PSAT will be used for each
test date and no school will be authorized
to use more than one form.
If both of the scheduled test dates conflict
with school vacations, teachers' conferences,
or religious observances, or if there are
other compelling reasons for requesting a
different test date, a school must request a
special testing date by letter, using the
appropriate address given on the inside
front cover of this leaflet. The letter should
contain a detailed account of the circum-
stances and should specify the desired test
date. The special test date should be as
close to the dates given above as possible.
The only circumstance under which a
school may give the test on more than one
date will arise when a school wishes to test
on Saturday but has some students who
cannot take the test on that day because of
religious convictions. Such a school may
test these students on the Friday immediately
preceding the scheduled testing date. If for
some reason the special administration for
these students cannot be held on Friday, the
test may be administered on the following
Sunday. In either case, the principal of the
school should notify the College Board,
using the appropriate address on the inside
front cover, stating that this is being done
because of the religious convictions of the
students being tested at the special ad-
ministration.
How schools register for the test
All schools wishing to administer the PSAT
in 1965 must register with Educational
Testing Service (ETS), which conducts the
PSAT program for the College Board. The
information below is intended to assist
school principals in registering for the test.
Registration for the PSAT is designed to
insure that schools will receive PSAT materials
in adequate time prior to the test date. For
this reason, the following registration pro-
cedures are used:
• Schools located on the North American
continent (except Mexico), Hawaii, and
the Caribbean Islands, and U.S. Depend-
ents Schools will receive a Spring and
a Fall Registration Form. Schools in these
areas should follow the procedures ex-
plained under both "Spring and Fall Reg-
istration" on page 10. The Spring Regis-
tration Form may be used to submit an
estimate of the number of students to be
tested in 1965; it should be returned by
July 15, since shipments of the PSAT
Bulletin for Students are made in August.
The Fall Registration Form may be used
to give a final registration figure; this
Form must be returned by October 1.
• Schools located in areas other than those
specified in the preceding paragraph will
receive only the Spring Registration Form
on which they are to specify the number
of students they will test in 1965. Schools
in these areas should follow the proce-
dures discussed under "Spring Registra-
tion" on page 10. These schools are urged
to return the Spring Form by July 15,
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since the PSAT Bulletin for Students is
shipped in August. The latest date for
return of the Spring Form is September
13 to guarantee delivery of test materials
for the administration.
The Registration Forms have a perforated
stub on which schools may copy their
registration information; this stub should be
removed before mailing the Registration
Form.
SPRING REGISTRATION: Schools should indi-
cate, in the box designating the date on
which they will administer the PSAT, the
number of students to be tested in 1965.
(Please note that a school may administer
the test on only one of the two test dates;
the edition of the test appropriate for the
date indicated will be shipped.) If the school
administered the PSAT in 1964, the number
of students tested is printed on the Form
to help in making an estimate for 1965.
Each school that submits a Spring Regis-
tration Form automatically receives a
quantity of the PSAT Bulletin for Students
equal to the number of students to be
tested plus five per cent extra. Space is
provided on the Form for schools to request
additional copies of the Bulletin if they will
be needed. Bulletin shipments are made
August 20. If schools that gave the PSAT in
1964 have not registered by the July 15
deadline, a quantity of Bulletins based on
anticipated volume will be shipped.
FALL REGISTRATION: The Fall Registration
Form, which will be mailed to schools Au-
gust 30, will show the number of students
tested in 1964, the estimated number of stu-
dents to be tested in 1965, the test date
chosen on the Spring Form, and the number
of Bulletins that were shipped. Schools wish-
ing to revise the Spring estimate should
indicate the revised total number of students
to be tested in the appropriate box by date.
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Students who have had little experience
with timed multiple-choice tests, ⟦or who⟧
feel uncertain about taking such ⟦tests for⟧
college admissions, may benefit from ⟦taking⟧
the PSAT. This experience with a test simila⟦r⟧
to the SAT may give them a better under⟦-⟧
standing of what to expect in the SAT. ⟦It⟧
should be noted, however, that a stude⟦nt⟧
who takes the PSAT will not necessarily
obtain a higher score on the SAT than a
student of equal ability who did not take
the PSAT.
Some students, on the recommendation of
their schools and the colleges to which they
are applying, take the SAT in their junior
year for admission under an "early decision
plan" or for other purposes. Such students
may have no reason to take the PSAT since
their plans are quite definite, unless they
wish to obtain an early estimate of their
probable performance on the SAT later in
their junior year.
Although some scholarship programs have
made use of the PSAT in initial screening of
scholarship applicants, the College Board
has been making every effort to help such
sponsors find other screening procedures.
For various reasons a few sponsors may
continue to use the PSAT in their selection
programs this year. Such sponsors have been
informed that some schools may decide not
to administer the PSAT. Use of the PSAT by
scholarship sponsors, therefore, should not
be a major factor in any school's decision
to offer the test if, in the school's judgment,
it serves no other educational purpose.
It cannot be emphasized too strongly that
PSAT scores, like the scores from any test,
offer only one piece of information for use
in assessing a student's abilities. These scores
should be used in conjunction with school
records and other information about the
student for the most valid judgment of his
abilities.
The PSAT is not intended as an ad-
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Considerations in deciding
to use the PSAT
The primary purpose of the PSAT is to
⟦pr⟧ovide schools with valid, reliable, and in-
⟦e⟧xpensive data for use in helping high school
⟦ju⟧niors and seniors estimate their ability to
⟦...⟧do work at various kinds of colleges. Since
⟦...⟧this test can provide scores early in the school
year, counselors may find the scores useful
in helping students who intend to go to
college decide which colleges to consider.
In addition, counselors may find PSAT scores
useful in encouraging able students who had
not planned to go to college to do so.
The PSAT score interpretation materials
supplied to counselors and students are based
upon extensive studies of juniors and seniors.
A few schools have administered the PSAT
to students in their sophomore year, but no
norms or validity data are available for
such students.
The PSAT contains the same types of
multiple-choice questions as the SAT and
measures the same verbal and mathematical
abilities. Scores are reported on a scale of
20 to 80 that is comparable to the SAT scale of
200 to 800. Studies show that PSAT scores
from either the junior or senior year are
good predictors of SAT scores. In fact, they
are virtually as useful for the prediction of
senior-year SAT scores as are SAT scores
earned at the end of the junior year.* For
this reason, PSAT scores may be adjusted to
permit comparison with the published SAT
score distributions of applicants, and of
admitted and enrolled students of many
colleges. By using PSAT scores in conjunction
with these descriptions of the students at
various colleges, counselors can help stu-
dents make realistic college plans consistent
with their abilities.
*See College Board Score Reports: A Guide for Counse-
lors and Admissions Officers
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If a school indicates a different test date on
the Fall Form, it will be assumed that the
school found it necessary to change test
dates. Care should therefore be taken to
insure that any discrepancy in test dates
chosen in the Spring and Fall is intentional.
If no revisions are necessary, please check
the appropriate box to confirm Spring reg-
istration figures and return the Fall Form.
If the number of students to be tested, as
indicated on the Fall Form, exceeds the
number of Bulletins sent in August, enough
extra copies will be included automatically
in the test shipment to insure that each
student taking the test will have one.
Schools may request additional Bulletins by
indicating the number of additional copies
required in the appropriate space on the
Fall Form.
Administering the test
All test and informational materials are sent
directly to the secondary school principal,
who may either administer the test himself
or appoint a representative to do so. Testing
time is two hours; an additional 20 minutes
should be allowed for instructions and ad-
ministrative details. General procedures for
storing and handling the tests are listed on
the stub of the Registration Form. Detailed
procedures are given in a Supervisor's Man-
ual which will be shipped with the tests.
After giving the test, the school destroys
the test books; the answer sheets are re-
turned for scoring in the envelope provided
with the test shipment.*
*Counselors and principals who wish to take the
complete test under the standard administration
conditions may do so without charge. The answer
sheets for these test-takers should be returned in an
envelope separate from that used for the students'
answer sheets to avoid subsequent billing. The
envelope should be marked to the attention of the
PSAT Program Director to insure that the scores are
reported only to the person who took the test.
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PSAT fees
The fee charged by the College Board for each student who takes the PSAT is $.75, which covers the cost of both test materials and scoring services. After the test administration, schools should forward the fees in the prepaid return envelope included in the test shipment. Some schools that give the PSAT on Saturday or incur other special expenses charge an additional fee to cover these expenses—generally $.50 to $1 per student. (The amount forwarded remains $.75 for each student.)
Reporting of PSAT scores
PSAT scores will be mailed to the principal no later than the middle of December if the school returns the answer sheets immediately after the scheduled administration dates. At his discretion, the school principal may release the scores to students and to colleges and scholarship programs that might request them.
The high school will receive three score labels for each student and a roster of scores for all students tested. These score labels are designed to take up a minimum amount of space on student record forms used by schools. They are pressure-sensitive and may easily be attached to school records and to the students' interpretive leaflet, Your College Board Scores: Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, which is sent to schools with the test materials.
To facilitate sorting of score reports at the schools, ETS will print on one of the score labels a two-digit code number corresponding to the student's homeroom or some other grouping that the school specifies. Schools that want this service must designate their optional code numbers and instruct their students to fill in the code number on their answer sheets before they
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Introduction
This leaflet describes the 1965 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), which is offered for use in secondary school guidance programs. The PSAT, a shorter version of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), is one of several guidance services offered by the College Entrance Examination Board to aid students in the transition from high school to college. It will be administered on Tuesday, October 19 and Saturday, October 23 this year. Since the PSAT is designed for school use, the decision to administer it rests solely with the schools.
Schools wishing to administer the PSAT in 1965 should complete the Registration Form mailed to school principals with this Announcement. (A copy of this Announcement is also mailed directly to the school guidance director in the spring.) Instructions for filling out this year's registration forms are given under "How schools register for the test" on page 9. The fee of $.75 for each student tested is paid at the time the answer sheets are returned.
Information concerning the test, school registration procedures, test administration policies, and score reporting is included in this Announcement leaflet. A calendar of important dates in the 1965 PSAT program is on the back cover.
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take the test. (Detailed information on this
service is given in the Supervisor's Manual
which is included in the test materials sent
to each school.)
Score distributions will be sent to schools
for any group of juniors or seniors of the
same sex consisting of 25 or more students.
For example, if the PSAT is administered to
20 junior boys and 35 junior girls, only a
distribution of scores for the girls will be
prepared. The score distributions are pro-
vided to help schools develop local norms
which can be used to make an over-all
evaluation of the group's performance on
the PSAT.
Publications for the PSAT program
The College Board provides, in addition to
this Announcement, three other publications
for use in the PSAT program. The Bulletin
for Students explains the nature and purpose
of the PSAT and contains sample questions
similar to those the student will find in the
test.* This publication is the only authori-
tative source of information on the nature
and content of the PSAT; it is revised as
necessary to reflect developments in the test
itself, and contains all information and
practice materials that a student needs
before taking the test. Copies of the Bulletin
will be sent to schools according to the
procedures described on pages 9-11.
Your College Board Scores: Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test is a leaflet designed
to help the student understand his scores.
It explains how to interpret PSAT scores in
terms of percentile ranks in various popula-
tions. Norms are given for national samples
*Schools requiring a more detailed description of the
PSAT can obtain a sample copy of the test by writing
to either of the addresses on the inside front cover.
The sample test is intended for inspection only by
school counselors and principals, and must be re-
quested on official school letterhead. The test must
not be shown to students.
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of all high school juniors, all high school
seniors, juniors who go on to college, and
seniors who go on to college. Copies of this
leaflet will be sent to schools at the time
the tests are shipped, for subsequent distri-
bution to students with their scores.
College Board Score Reports: A Guide for
Counselors and Admissions Officers provides
more detailed information about PSAT scores,
including, in addition to the norms described
above, reliability coefficients, standard errors
of measurement, coefficients of correlation
with SAT scores, and tables for estimating
SAT scores from PSAT scores. Information
about scores on the College Board's Scholas-
tic Aptitude Test and Achievement Tests
also appears in this booklet, which is dis-
tributed to schools in late summer.
A limited number of copies of College
Board Score Reports: A Guide for Counselors
and Admissions Officers will be sent to
schools routinely. Please see the statement
regarding additional copies printed on the
inside front cover of that publication.
Contents
5 | Introduction
6 | Considerations in deciding to use
| the PSAT
8 | Test dates
9 | How schools register for the test
11 | Administering the test
12 | PSAT fees
12 | Reporting of PSAT scores
13 | Publications for the PSAT program
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The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
(PSAT) is under the supervision of two com-
mittees of the College Entrance Examination
Board. The Committee of Examiners in Ap-
titude Testing is responsible for the technical
content of the test. The Committee on Guid-
ance is responsible for administrative arrange-
ments and other aspects of the PSAT to assure
its usefulness as a guidance instrument in
secondary schools. Members of the two com-
mittees are listed on the inside back cover.
Address correspondence concerning the PSAT to:
College Entrance Examination Board
Box 589, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
or
Box 1025, Berkeley, California 94701
This publication was prepared and produced for the
College Entrance Examination Board by Educational
Testing Service.
Copyright © 1965 by College Entrance Examination
Board. All rights reserved.
Committee of Examiners
in Aptitude Testing
1965
John B. Carroll, Professor of Educational
Psychology, Harvard University, Chairman
Carl Bereiter, Professor of Special Education,
University of Illinois
Eric F. Gardner, Chairman, Department of
Psychology, Syracuse University
John E. Milholland, Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan
Julian C. Stanley, Professor of Educational
Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Committee on Guidance
1965
Calvert W. Bowman, Head of Guidance and
Counseling, San Mateo High School, San
Mateo, California, Chairman
Margaret J. Gilkey, Director of Guidance
Services, Dade County Public Schools,
Miami, Florida, Vice Chairman
Loren L. Benson, Chairman, Counseling
Department, Hopkins Senior High School,
Hopkins, Minnesota
Justin W. Brierly, Coordinator, College
and Scholarship Guidance, Denver Public
Schools, Denver, Colorado
Margaret C. Campbell, Academic Dean, St.
Margaret's School, Tappahannock, Virginia
Robert E. Gorman, Director of Guidance,
The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New
York
Franklyn A. Graff, Assistant Superintendent,
Westport Public Schools, Westport, Con-
necticut
Francis O. Grubbs, Headmaster, The Loomis
School, Windsor, Connecticut
John W. Loughary, Associate Research Pro-
fessor, University of Oregon
Edward C. Roeber, Professor of Education,
School of Education, University of Michigan
Reverend Joseph F. Sweeney, S.J., Director of
Admissions, Georgetown University
1965 PSAT Program Calendar
July 15
Deadline for return of Spring Registration Form to insure early arrival of PSAT Bulletin for Students
August 20
Bulletin for Students shipped to schools
August 30
Fall Registration Form mailed to schools on the North American continent (except Mexico), Hawaii, and the Caribbean Islands, and U.S. Dependents Schools
September 13
Deadline for return of Spring Registration Form from schools in areas other than those specified above
October 1
Deadline for return of Fall Registration Form
October 14
Notify ETS if tests for October 19 administration have not been received
October 19
Notify ETS if tests for October 23 administration have not been received
October 19 or 23
PSAT Administrations
November 15—December 15
Approximate dates for release of PSAT scores
December 21
Approximate date for release of score distributions
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Announcement
of the
1965
Preliminary
Scholastic
Aptitude
Test
To be administered on
Tuesday, October 19
Saturday, October 23
College Entrance Examination Board
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE ETS PRINCETON, N. J.
College Board Guidance Services
May 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR: SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
SUBJECT: 1965 PRELIMINARY SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE
TEST PROGRAM
The 1965 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test to be
given on Tuesday, October 19 or Saturday, October 23 this
year, is described in the accompanying Announcement. Also
enclosed is a Registration Form to be used if your school
plans to administer the test. A copy of the Announcement,
without a Registration Form, has been sent to the Guidance
Director of your school for his information.
The procedures for registering to administer the test
have been changed to simplify the task for you. The de-
tails are given on pages 9-11 of the Announcement. It may
be helpful if you refer to these pages when you are com-
pleting the Registration Form.
Richard W. Watkins
Program Director
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enclosure
TELEPHONE: WALNUT 1-9000, CABLE: EDUCTESTSVC
⟦illegible⟧ missions test, and the College Board is not ⟦illegible⟧ any college that requires the PSAT ⟦illegible⟧ or that will accept PSAT scores as a substitute for SAT scores. Thus, a student applying for admission to college should be sure to take any admissions tests required by the college or colleges to which he is applying, whether or not he has taken the PSAT.
Test dates
The test dates for the 1965 PSAT are Tuesday, October 19 and Saturday, October 23. A school may choose either date, but all participating students in the school must be tested on the same day. A different form (edition) of the PSAT will be used for each test date and no school will be authorized to use more than one form.
If both of the scheduled test dates conflict with school vacations, teachers' conferences, or religious observances, or if there are other compelling reasons for requesting a different test date, a school must request a special testing date by letter, using the appropriate address given on the inside front cover of this leaflet. The letter should contain a detailed account of the circumstances and should specify the desired test date. The special test date should be as close to the dates given above as possible.
The only circumstance under which a school may give the test on more than one date will arise when a school wishes to test on Saturday but has some students who cannot take the test on that day because of religious convictions. Such a school may test these students on the Friday immediately preceding the scheduled testing date. If for some reason the special administration for these students cannot be held on Friday, the test may be administered on the following Sunday. In either case, the principal of the school should notify the College Board,
using the appropriate address on the inside front cover, stating that this is being done because of the religious convictions of the students being tested at the special administration.
How schools register for the test
All schools wishing to administer the PSAT in 1965 must register with Educational Testing Service (ETS), which conducts the PSAT program for the College Board. The information below is intended to assist school principals in registering for the test. Registration for the PSAT is designed to insure that schools will receive PSAT materials in adequate time prior to the test date. For this reason, the following registration procedures are used:
• Schools located on the North American continent (except Mexico), Hawaii, and the Caribbean Islands, and U.S. Dependents Schools will receive a Spring and a Fall Registration Form. Schools in these areas should follow the procedures explained under both "Spring and Fall Registration" on page 10. The Spring Registration Form may be used to submit an estimate of the number of students to be tested in 1965; it should be returned by July 15, since shipments of the PSAT Bulletin for Students are made in August. The Fall Registration Form may be used to give a final registration figure; this Form must be returned by October 1.
• Schools located in areas other than those specified in the preceding paragraph will receive only the Spring Registration Form on which they are to specify the number of students they will test in 1965. Schools in these areas should follow the procedures discussed under "Spring Registration" on page 10. These schools are urged to return the Spring Form by July 15,
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since the PSAT Bulletin for Students is
shipped in August. The latest date for
return of the Spring Form is September
13 to guarantee delivery of test materials
for the administration.
The Registration Forms have a perforated
stub on which schools may copy their
registration information; this stub should be
removed before mailing the Registration
Form.
SPRING REGISTRATION: Schools should indi-
cate, in the box designating the date on
which they will administer the PSAT, the
number of students to be tested in 1965.
(Please note that a school may administer
the test on only one of the two test dates;
the edition of the test appropriate for the
date indicated will be shipped.) If the school
administered the PSAT in 1964, the number
of students tested is printed on the Form
to help in making an estimate for 1965.
Each school that submits a Spring Regis-
tration Form automatically receives a
quantity of the PSAT Bulletin for Students
equal to the number of students to be
tested plus five per cent extra. Space is
provided on the Form for schools to request
additional copies of the Bulletin if they will
be needed. Bulletin shipments are made
August 20. If schools that gave the PSAT in
1964 have not registered by the July 15
deadline, a quantity of Bulletins based on
anticipated volume will be shipped.
FALL REGISTRATION: The Fall Registration
Form, which will be mailed to schools Au-
gust 30, will show the number of students
tested in 1964, the estimated number of stu-
dents to be tested in 1965, the test date
chosen on the Spring Form, and the number
of Bulletins that were shipped. Schools wish-
ing to revise the Spring estimate should
indicate the revised total number of students
to be tested in the appropriate box by date.
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Students who have had little experience
with timed multiple-choice tests, ⟦or who⟧
feel uncertain about taking such tests ⟦for⟧
college admissions, may benefit from taking
the PSAT. This experience with a test similar
to the SAT may give them a better under-
standing of what to expect in the SAT. It
should be noted, however, that a student
who takes the PSAT will not necessarily
obtain a higher score on the SAT than a
student of equal ability who did not take
the PSAT.
Some students, on the recommendation of
their schools and the colleges to which they
are applying, take the SAT in their junior
year for admission under an "early decision
plan" or for other purposes. Such students
may have no reason to take the PSAT since
their plans are quite definite, unless they
wish to obtain an early estimate of their
probable performance on the SAT later in
their junior year.
Although some scholarship programs have
made use of the PSAT in initial screening of
scholarship applicants, the College Board
has been making every effort to help such
sponsors find other screening procedures.
For various reasons a few sponsors may
continue to use the PSAT in their selection
programs this year. Such sponsors have been
informed that some schools may decide not
to administer the PSAT. Use of the PSAT by
scholarship sponsors, therefore, should not
be a major factor in any school's decision
to offer the test if, in the school's judgment,
it serves no other educational purpose.
It cannot be emphasized too strongly that
PSAT scores, like the scores from any test,
offer only one piece of information for use
in assessing a student's abilities. These scores
should be used in conjunction with school
records and other information about the
student for the most valid judgment of his
abilities.
The PSAT is not intended as an ad-
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Considerations in deciding
to use the PSAT
The primary purpose of the PSAT is to
provide schools with valid, reliable, and in-
expensive data for use in helping high school
juniors and seniors estimate their ability to
do work at various kinds of colleges. Since
this test can provide scores early in the school
year, counselors may find the scores useful
in helping students who intend to go to
college decide which colleges to consider.
In addition, counselors may find PSAT scores
useful in encouraging able students who had
not planned to go to college to do so.
The PSAT score interpretation materials
supplied to counselors and students are based
upon extensive studies of juniors and seniors.
A few schools have administered the PSAT
to students in their sophomore year, but no
norms or validity data are available for
such students.
The PSAT contains the same types of
multiple-choice questions as the SAT and
measures the same verbal and mathematical
abilities. Scores are reported on a scale of
20 to 80 that is comparable to the SAT scale of
200 to 800. Studies show that PSAT scores
from either the junior or senior year are
good predictors of SAT scores. In fact, they
are virtually as useful for the prediction of
senior-year SAT scores as are SAT scores
earned at the end of the junior year.* For
this reason, PSAT scores may be adjusted to
permit comparison with the published SAT
score distributions of applicants, and of
admitted and enrolled students of many
colleges. By using PSAT scores in conjunction
with these descriptions of the students at
various colleges, counselors can help stu-
dents make realistic college plans consistent
with their abilities.
If a school indicates a different test date on
the Fall Form, it will be assumed that the
school found it necessary to change test
dates. Care should therefore be taken to
insure that any discrepancy in test dates
chosen in the Spring and Fall is intentional.
If no revisions are necessary, please check
the appropriate box to confirm Spring reg-
istration figures and return the Fall Form.
If the number of students to be tested, as
indicated on the Fall Form, exceeds the
number of Bulletins sent in August, enough
extra copies will be included automatically
in the test shipment to insure that each
student taking the test will have one.
Schools may request additional Bulletins by
indicating the number of additional copies
required in the appropriate space on the
Fall Form.
Administering the test
All test and informational materials are sent
directly to the secondary school principal,
who may either administer the test himself
or appoint a representative to do so. Testing
time is two hours; an additional 20 minutes
should be allowed for instructions and ad-
ministrative details. General procedures for
storing and handling the tests are listed on
the stub of the Registration Form. Detailed
procedures are given in a Supervisor's Man-
ual which will be shipped with the tests.
After giving the test, the school destroys
the test books; the answer sheets are re-
turned for scoring in the envelope provided
with the test shipment.*
*See College Board Score Reports: A Guide for Counse-
lors and Admissions Officers
*Counselors and principals who wish to take the
complete test under the standard administration
conditions may do so without charge. The answer
sheets for these test-takers should be returned in an
envelope separate from that used for the students'
answer sheets to avoid subsequent billing. The
envelope should be marked to the attention of the
PSAT Program Director to insure that the scores are
reported only to the person who took the test.
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PSAT fees
The fee charged by the College Board for
each student who takes the PSAT is $.75,
which covers the cost of both test materials
and scoring services. After the test adminis-
tration, schools should forward the fees in the
prepaid return envelope included in the test
shipment. Some schools that give the PSAT
on Saturday or incur other special expenses
charge an additional fee to cover these
expenses—generally $.50 to $1 per student.
(The amount forwarded remains $.75 for
each student.)
Reporting of PSAT scores
PSAT scores will be mailed to the principal
no later than the middle of December if the
school returns the answer sheets immediately
after the scheduled administration dates.
At his discretion, the school principal may
release the scores to students and to colleges
and scholarship programs that might request
them.
The high school will receive three score
labels for each student and a roster of scores
for all students tested. These score labels are
designed to take up a minimum amount of
space on student record forms used by
schools. They are pressure-sensitive and may
easily be attached to school records and to
the students' interpretive leaflet, Your Col-
lege Board Scores: Preliminary Scholastic
Aptitude Test, which is sent to schools with
the test materials.
To facilitate sorting of score reports at
the schools, ETS will print on one of the
score labels a two-digit code number cor-
responding to the student's homeroom or
some other grouping that the school spec-
ifies. Schools that want this service must
designate their optional code numbers and
instruct their students to fill in the code
number on their answer sheets before they
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Introduction
This leaflet describes the 1965 Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT), which is
offered for use in secondary school guidance
programs. The PSAT, a shorter version of the
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), is one of
several guidance services offered by the Col-
lege Entrance Examination Board to aid
students in the transition from high school
to college. It will be administered on Tues-
day, October 19 and Saturday, October 23
this year. Since the PSAT is designed for
school use, the decision to administer it
rests solely with the schools.
Schools wishing to administer the PSAT in
1965 should complete the Registration Form
mailed to school principals with this An-
nouncement. (A copy of this Announcement
is also mailed directly to the school guidance
director in the spring.) Instructions for fill-
ing out this year's registration forms are
given under "How schools register for the
test" on page 9. The fee of $.75 for each
student tested is paid at the time the answer
sheets are returned.
Information concerning the test, school
registration procedures, test administration
policies, and score reporting is included in
this Announcement leaflet. A calendar of
important dates in the 1965 PSAT program
is on the back cover.
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take the test. (Detailed information on this
service is given in the Supervisor's Manual
which is included in the test materials sent
to each school.)
Score distributions will be sent to schools
for any group of juniors or seniors of the
same sex consisting of 25 or more students.
For example, if the PSAT is administered to
20 junior boys and 35 junior girls, only a
distribution of scores for the girls will be
prepared. The score distributions are pro-
vided to help schools develop local norms
which can be used to make an over-all
evaluation of the group's performance on
the PSAT.
Publications for the PSAT program
The College Board provides, in addition to
this Announcement, three other publications
for use in the PSAT program. The Bulletin
for Students explains the nature and purpose
of the PSAT and contains sample questions
similar to those the student will find in the
test.* This publication is the only authori-
tative source of information on the nature
and content of the PSAT; it is revised as
necessary to reflect developments in the test
itself, and contains all information and
practice materials that a student needs
before taking the test. Copies of the Bulletin
will be sent to schools according to the
procedures described on pages 9-11.
Your College Board Scores: Preliminary
Scholastic Aptitude Test is a leaflet designed
to help the student understand his scores.
It explains how to interpret PSAT scores in
terms of percentile ranks in various popula-
tions. Norms are given for national samples
*Schools requiring a more detailed description of the
PSAT can obtain a sample copy of the test by writing
to either of the addresses on the inside front cover.
The sample test is intended for inspection only by
school counselors and principals, and must be re-
quested on official school letterhead. The test must
not be shown to students.
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of all high school juniors, all high school
seniors, juniors who go on to college, and
seniors who go on to college. Copies of this
leaflet will be sent to schools at the time
the tests are shipped, for subsequent distri-
bution to students with their scores.
College Board Score Reports: A Guide for
Counselors and Admissions Officers provides
more detailed information about PSAT scores,
including, in addition to the norms described
above, reliability coefficients, standard errors
of measurement, coefficients of correlation
with SAT scores, and tables for estimating
SAT scores from PSAT scores. Information
about scores on the College Board's Scholas-
tic Aptitude Test and Achievement Tests
also appears in this booklet, which is dis-
tributed to schools in late summer.
A limited number of copies of College
Board Score Reports: A Guide for Counselors
and Admissions Officers will be sent to
schools routinely. Please see the statement
regarding additional copies printed on the
inside front cover of that publication.
| Contents
5 | Introduction
6 | Considerations in deciding to use the PSAT
8 | Test dates
9 | How schools register for the test
11 | Administering the test
12 | PSAT fees
12 | Reporting of PSAT scores
13 | Publications for the PSAT program
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The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
(PSAT) is under the supervision of two com-
mittees of the College Entrance Examination
Board. The Committee of Examiners in Ap-
titude Testing is responsible for the technical
content of the test. The Committee on Guid-
ance is responsible for administrative arrange-
ments and other aspects of the PSAT to assure
its usefulness as a guidance instrument in
secondary schools. Members of the two com-
mittees are listed on the inside back cover.
Address correspondence concerning the PSAT to:
College Entrance Examination Board
Box 589, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
or
Box 1025, Berkeley, California 94701
This publication was prepared and produced for the
College Entrance Examination Board by Educational
Testing Service.
Copyright © 1965 by College Entrance Examination
Board. All rights reserved.
Committee of Examiners
in Aptitude Testing
1965
John B. Carroll, Professor of Educational
Psychology, Harvard University, Chairman
Carl Bereiter, Professor of Special Education,
University of Illinois
Eric F. Gardner, Chairman, Department of
Psychology, Syracuse University
John E. Milholland, Professor of Psychology,
University of Michigan
Julian C. Stanley, Professor of Educational
Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Committee on Guidance
1965
Calvert W. Bowman, Head of Guidance and
Counseling, San Mateo High School, San
Mateo, California, Chairman
Margaret J. Gilkey, Director of Guidance
Services, Dade County Public Schools,
Miami, Florida, Vice Chairman
Loren L. Benson, Chairman, Counseling
Department, Hopkins Senior High School,
Hopkins, Minnesota
Justin W. Brierly, Coordinator, College
and Scholarship Guidance, Denver Public
Schools, Denver, Colorado
Margaret C. Campbell, Academic Dean, St.
Margaret's School, Tappahannock, Virginia
Robert E. Gorman, Director of Guidance,
The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New
York
Franklyn A. Graff, Assistant Superintendent,
Westport Public Schools, Westport, Con-
necticut
Francis O. Grubbs, Headmaster, The Loomis
School, Windsor, Connecticut
John W. Loughary, Associate Research Pro-
fessor, University of Oregon
Edward C. Roeber, Professor of Education,
School of Education, University of Michigan
Reverend Joseph F. Sweeney, S.J., Director of
Admissions, Georgetown University
1965 PSAT Program Calendar
July 15
Deadline for return of Spring Registration Form to insure early arrival of PSAT Bulletin for Students
August 20
Bulletin for Students shipped to schools
August 30
Fall Registration Form mailed to schools on the North American continent (except Mexico), Hawaii, and the Caribbean Islands, and U.S. Dependents Schools
September 13
Deadline for return of Spring Registration Form from schools in areas other than those specified above
October 1
Deadline for return of Fall Registration Form
October 14
Notify ETS if tests for October 19 administration have not been received
October 19
Notify ETS if tests for October 23 administration have not been received
October 19 or 23
PSAT Administrations
November 15—December 15
Approximate dates for release of PSAT scores
December 21
Approximate date for release of score distributions
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Announcement
of the
1965
Preliminary
Scholastic
Aptitude
Test
To be administered on
Tuesday, October 19
Saturday, October 23
College Entrance Examination Board